BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Wednesday May 20, 2015 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Ethics Commission; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the consideration of the performance of students of limited English proficiency on state assessment instruments and inclusion of related information in campus report cards. Education |
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Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the consideration of criminal history record information regarding applicants for state employment. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to energy savings performance contracts entered into by public institutions of higher education. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the restructuring of certain fund accounts of the Texas County and District Retirement System. State Affairs |
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Relating to coverage for serious mental illness under certain group health benefit plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requirements for construction and maintenance work zones; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. Transportation |
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Relating to the renewal or amendment of certain permits issued by groundwater conservation districts. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to public school interventions for truancy and eliminating a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking or credit union development districts to encourage the establishment of branches of banks or credit unions in those areas. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the liability of certain persons for damages arising from training exercises to prepare the persons to respond to certain emergencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to holding a primary election for a political party in a county without party leadership. State Affairs |
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Relating to a volume-based exemption from reporting requirements for certain accidental discharges or spills from wastewater facilities. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for injuries related to certain conduct of a covered individual. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to removing a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain barrier island coastal municipalities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the authority of certain domestic life, health, and accident insurance companies to make certain investments; adding provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the office of independent ombudsman with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in regard to juveniles in custody in certain facilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of state trust companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain criminal record information; authorizing a fee. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by the National Hispanic Institute. Finance |
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Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast. Administration |
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Requesting the speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study the issue of advertising public notices. Administration |
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. Administration |